Brilliant two-year-old filly Pass Line (All Bets Off) stormed into calculations for the $700,000 Breeders Crown Final when she annexed a $25,000 harness racing elimination in 1:53.3 at Hoosier Park, Indiana on Friday (Oct. 20). Pass Line has now won 10 of her 12 starts for $524,652 in stakes. She holds a mile record of…
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2022/23 Tasracing Annual Report
Tuesday 17 October 2023
The past five years of operations have seen substantial improvements across all aspects of the Tasmanian Racing Industry, the 2022/23 Tasracing Annual Report says. It references strong five-year growth in wagering turnover ($231.8 million or 40 per cent), a 75 per cent increase in Race Field Fee revenue ($10 million), a $12.5 million increase in…
Tasracing Update on Interim Report into Tasmanian Harness Racing.
Monday 2 October 2023
Tasracing notes Ray Murrihy’s interim report into Tasmanian harness racing. It also notes that the report is still an interim report which made a series of statements related to ratings, programming and balloting. Tasracing provide the following update to industry. There will be no changes made to the existing published programmed races up till the…
New Lennytheshark 2YO winner
Monday 2 October 2023
Former champion pacer Lennytheshark, who is standing this season at Tourello Standardbreds in Tasmania, was credited with a ‘new’ two-year-old winner when Mako Mondo led throughout in 1:58.1 at Newcastle. Heathbern Bruce, a three-year-old and one of ‘Lenny’s’ first crop, captured a heat of the Northern Region Championship at Ouyen and finished an unlucky second…
Webberley to help the next generation
Monday 18 September 2023
Tasracing’s commitment to enhancing the development to claiming novice drivers to the Tasmanian harness racing scene has been further strengthened with the appointment of Neville Webberley to the role as a Harness Academy and Mini Trot Instructor. His role will assist the development of drivers in both group and individual sessions covering various aspects of…
Tasracing statement in response to comments made by Kristie Johnston in relation to thoroughbred trainer Scott Brunton.
Thursday 7 September 2023
Tasracing will correct any misinformation or misinformed commentary regarding the Tasmanian racing industry when it occurs. The most recent example of this relates to comments attributed to the Tasmanian Member for Clark, Kristie Johnston, about thoroughbred trainer Scott Brunton. Ms Johnston has drawn a line between Mr Brunton’s financial situation (which has been widely reported…